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Colossians 3:11 — King James Version← Study notes

Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.


Colossians 3:11Greek Interlinear

Greek · Colossians 3:1120 words
GreekMeaning
ὅπουhopou
wherewordG3699
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἔνιeni
there isverbG1762
ἝλληνHellēn
GreeknounG1672
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἸουδαῖοςIoudaios
JewadjectiveG2453
περιτομὴperitomē
circumcisionnounG4061
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἀκροβυστίαakrobystia
uncircumcisionnounG203
βάρβαροςbarbaros
BarbarianadjectiveG915
ΣκύθηςSkythēs
ScythiannounG4658
δοῦλοςdoulos
slavenounG1401
ἐλεύθεροςeleutheros
freeadjectiveG1658
ἀλλὰalla
butwordG235
τὰta
thearticleG3588
πάνταpanta
alladjectiveG3956
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
πᾶσινpasin
alladjectiveG3956
ΧριστόςChristos
Christ isnounG5547
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Colossians 3:11

“Where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman: but Christ is all, and in all.” Lo! Here is a third encomium of this “man.” With him, there is no difference admitted either of nation, or of rank, or of ancestry, seeing he has nothing of externals, nor needs them; for all external things are such as these, “circumcision, and uncircumcision, bondman, freeman, Greek,” that is, proselyte, “and Jew,” from his…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 8 on Colossians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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What a reminder that God's ways are not our ways. The Hebrew word used here carries a richness that English can't fully capture. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circums...
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